Earlier, the UT Excise and Taxation department had issued challans to these outlets, who were found violating rules.

Recently, on October 29, the department had slapped penalty of Rs 12 lakhs on 10 liquor vends for violating the excise policy.

In May this year too, the department had slapped penalty of Rs 1 lakh each on 11 liqour vends.

On September 18, The UT excise and taxation department had slapped penalty of Rs 20 lakh on 11 hotels and nine liquor vends (Rs one lakh each) for violating UT excise policy 2018-19. While eight hotels were serving 2 plus 2 drinks, two were serving one plus one and one was serving 3 plus one, to customers. They advertised these offers through an online food delivery application on the festival of Rakshabandhan. Besides, one hotel was serving liquor to youths below the age of 25 years. In addition, seven liquor vends were fined as liquor stock was lying at the vend premises without hologram. Meanwhile, one liquor vend was fined as vend was found opened before 9am.

Thereafter, on September 21, two hotels were slapped penalty of Rs 1 lakh each for serving liquor to youths below the age of 25 years. Thereafter on September 28, the department slapped penalty of Rs one lakh each on two hotels for violating UT Excise policy. Download The Times of India for Latest .